Episode 271: falsettO’s

Published by Bird's Eye View at June 17, 2019

Leading Off

We’ve lived through the Mother’s Day Massacre. But what happened on Sunday is something else… what can we even call it?

Father’s Day Follies
Father’s Day Fiasco
Just another Sunday

This season has been a roller coaster of lows and even lowers.

Join us for The Drink of the Week. Don’t forget to drink socially with us on Untappd.

This Week on the Twitters

Here is what is happening in the world of Orioles Baseball, in 280 characters, or fewer:

#MargaritavilleNight parrot // Psittacoidea pic.twitter.com/D7xsXZj3o7

— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) June 11, 2019

It's not a game, it's a massacre!

— Sam Abate 🇺🇸❄️ (@SamAbate) June 15, 2019

Trey Mancini remains in 17th place among AL outfielders in the latest All-Star ballot update. He is a pinch more than 300,000 votes behind Astros OF Josh Reddick, who currently sits in 9th place.

This year, the top nine OF vote getters move on to the second phase of voting.

— Joe Trezza (@JoeTrezz) June 17, 2019

AA Bowie OF Yusiel Diaz has been selected as the Eastern League Player of the Week for the period of June 10th-June 16th. He batted .364 (8-for-22) with two doubles, three home runs, 12 RBIs, seven runs scored, four walks, and a .864 slugging percentage in six games #orioles

— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) June 17, 2019

Since the start of May, two #Orioles starting pitchers have performed very well.

John Means: 8 GS, 45 IP, 2.60 ERA, 3.83 FIP, 1.1 fWAR

Dylan Bundy: 8 GS, 46 2/3 IP, 3.09 ERA, 3.93 FIP, 1.0 fWAR

— Dillon Atkinson (@DillonTAtkinson) June 17, 2019

Best interview ever?
Best interview ever.

🎥: @masnOrioles | #HappyFathersDay pic.twitter.com/qAE3f2IRCj

— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) June 16, 2019

Stupid Questions

If you’ve listened to this show with any regularity, you know that we will occasionally ask stupid questions. With the O’s being so bad, we’ve decided to lean in, and ask our stupidest questions. The things we’ve been too embarrassed to ask.

If you have answers to our stupid questions, feel free to tweet at us @birdseyeviewbal. Also feel free to ask your own stupid questions. The Baltimorons may be in stasis, but O’s fans can still “get stupid.”

Fantasy Boss

This game was tied… but this week, things got crazy. Remember when Scott suggested a Wild Card, saying that Chris Davis wouldn’t be on the roster come June 15th? Well Jake didn’t. But because Scott is a gentleman, he’s getting credit for a win.

That, and he won this week’s contest, predicting that Richie Martin Jr. would strike out at a higher rate than Scott’s pick, Keon Broxton. Never mind that these two were #1 and #2 on the roster this week in that category.

This brings the contest to a commanding 5-3-1 lead, in Jake’s favor.

This week, we take advantage of the west coast scheduling, and are counting Dongs After Dark (day game dongs excluded).

Scott’s pick: Hanser Alberto

Jake’s Pick: Renato Nunez

Who will own it?

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Who had a great week? Who had a tough week? Who made us ashamed to be Orioles fans? Find out in this week’s GB&U. The guys run through their Good, Bad, and Ugly for the week.

Tweet us your selections @birdseyeviewbal with #OsGood, #OsBad, and #OsUgly.

Blowing the Save

Most podcasts try to end on a high note – the perfect coda to a quality program. That’s just not our style. Each week, we’ll end on a weak note, blowing the save with an item that didn’t quite fit into the episode, or something they simply need to get off their chests. It’s our version of taking the ball and pulling a Kevin Gregg.